PORT ANGELES — Physical therapist Caitlin Schmidt will present “Muscles and Bones: Where They Are, What They Do and How to Keep Them Strong” during a Saturday Science at the Library event at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The free presentation will be at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

The program is designed to introduce elementary-age children to people who use science in their lives while encouraging participation in hands-on interactive science activities.

Saturday Science programs, which take place the first Saturday of selected months, are recommended for children 7-12 years of age.

Raffle participants can win their choice of a “trip of a lifetime,” such as the chance to be a fighter pilot for a day; attend a golf championship in Arizona; take a trip to Chateau Lake Louise in Banff, Alberta, or a trip to a beachfront Marriott Resort in Costa Rica; have an astronaut experience at the Kennedy Space Center; visit Santa Fe, N.M.; or take an Alaskan cruise.

Raffle tickets are $5 each, and two winners will be drawn at around 9 p.m. at the Beat the Blues Barn Dance at the Big Barn Farm at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road on Saturday, March 9.

Winners need not be present to win.

Proceeds raise funds for student educational scholarships.

Tickets also are available from all Five Acre School parents.

For more information or to purchase a ticket, phone Mary Jane Blanton at 360-301-3966 or email maryjaneblanton@msn.com.

Basketry discussed

PORT ANGELES — Jacilee Wray, Jamie Valadez and Marie Hebert will discuss Olympic Peninsula tribes and traditional basketry at the next event in the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales lecture series at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The free lecture will be at First United Methodist and Congregational Church, 110 E. Seventh St.

For more information, contact the historical society office at 360-452-2662 or artifact@olypen.com.

SEQUIM

Event details changed

SEQUIM — Ray Madsen’s Computer Genealogy User’s Group program “1812 Pension and Bounty Land Files” has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

In its place, today’s program will be a roundtable discussion on anything related to computers and genealogy, and your latest successes, failures, brick walls or new finds in genealogy.

The event will be held at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Home Depot job fair

SEQUIM — Home Depot and the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a job fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

The job fair will be at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula at 400 W. Fir St.

More than a dozen community businesses will be on hand to recruit potential employees.

For more information, phone the chamber at 360-683-6197 or Sara King, Home Depot associate support department supervisor, at 360-582-1620.

Beekeeping intro

SEQUIM — An “Introduction to Beekeeping” lecture will be presented by the North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers’ Association at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The free lecture will be in the back room of the feed and garden building at Sunny Farms, 261461 U.S. Highway 101.

Topics covered will include required equipment, purchasing honeybees, maintenance of beehives and diseases of the honeybee.

For more information, phone 360-477-7934.

New thrift location

SEQUIM — The Sequim Serenity Shop Thrift Store will host a grand opening in its new location, 551 W. Washington St., on Saturday.

The thrift shop has moved to the former Swain’s Outdoor location behind Tootsie’s.

Grand-opening events will begin at 9:30 a.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for 11 a.m.

Free coffee and cookies will be available, and in-store promotions and drawings also are planned.

Proceeds from the store will help Serenity House in its mission against homelessness in Clallam County.

Visit sister city

SEQUIM — An informational meeting for current eighth- and ninth-grade students interested in visiting Sequim’s sister city of Shiso, Japan, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday.

PORT HADLOCK — A book sale hosted by the Friends of the Jefferson County Library will held at Short’s Storage, 663 Ness’ Corner Road, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The “bag of books” portion of the sale begins at 1:30 p.m.

JOYCE

Crescent Top Model

JOYCE — Crescent High School’s fifth annual Top Model Fashion Show is set today.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m.

Crescent’s cafetorium will be transformed into a high-fashion catwalk, with members of the Class of 2013 modeling fashions on loan from area businesses.

Tickets at the door are $4 for students and $6 for adults.

A sale of homemade baked goods and a silent auction will benefit the Class of 2013’s senior trip.

SEKIU

Tax assistance

SEKIU — Tax-Aide volunteers will be available to assist with preparing tax returns today in Sekiu and by appointment in Forks on Saturday.

Those needing assistance filing returns can visit the Sekiu Community Center, 42 Rice St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today or by appointment at Forks City Hall, 500 E. Division St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Phone 360-780-2287 to set up a Forks appointment. Other Forks dates (all by appointment) are March 16 and 30, and April 13.

Taxpayers should bring the following with them to the Tax-Aide site: a photo ID; Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and all dependents; W-2s from each employer; and all 1099 forms, including 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-C, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, SSA-1099, 1099-G, etc. These include interest, dividend, stock sale, cancellation of debt, retirement, self-employment, Social Security and unemployment compensation.

Bring any other documents necessary to complete your return, e.g., receipts for energy-efficient home improvements, cost of stock sold, tuition statements and receipts necessary to itemize deductions, if applicable.

Attendees also should bring a copy of their 2011 tax return and their bank routing and account numbers if direct deposit of refunds is desired.